Tag: First District Court of Appeal
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Florida Bar conjures up dubious ethics complaint against DeSantis critic Daniel Uhlfelder
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org The Florida Bar is scrapping standard operating procedure in its long-running ethics case against a lawyer who defied and embarrassed Gov. Ron DeSantis with a national audience during the run-up to his presidential bid.
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Florida Supreme Court debate about Marsy’s Law and victims’ privacy reflects fiery politics of law enforcement
By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org Five years after Florida voters approved Marsy’s Law, featuring a right to privacy for crime victims, the state’s highest court is deciding how far the law stretches: Does it shield Florida cops from external review and potential discipline? Should it be susceptible to exploitation by tough-on-crime politicians as a handy marketing…
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Supreme Court to decide whether Marsy’s Law allows Florida cops who kill to hide from public
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org The next time there’s a police-involved shooting in Florida the media may not be entitled to the name of the officer who pulled the trigger. Reporters and the public would have to trust police and prosecutors to examine their own colleagues’ actions and, if warranted, pursue charges.
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‘Writing on the wall’ at prominent appeals court supports DeSantis’s pandemic agenda
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org A Florida appellate judge who openly sneered at a COVID-19 precaution seems to be helping his court steer legal rulings toward political goals.
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Cops as ‘victims’ court ruling means an officer like Derek Chauvin would be anonymous in Florida
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org Imagine a white police officer named Derek Chauvin killing a black civilian named George Floyd somewhere in Florida. But without witnesses or a video.
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Judges sic ethics hounds on ‘Grim Reaper’ lawyer who trolled DeSantis’s open-beaches policy amid pandemic
By Noreen Marcus FloridaBulldog.org A story that began with a lawyer dressed as the Grim Reaper roaming Florida beaches has developed into something really weird and threatening.
